Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-02-01
NORWAY

Heavy rain storm.
The January ihaw Of lssG came earlier
by twenty days.
More wool i being hauled into the VII.
lsge this winier than for many previous
years.
Lille Bessie Horne IL improving. As
soon a. BESSIE IL able Mrs. Horne will take
her q Mass. where they will pass the re-
malnder ofthe cold weather.
Mr. and Mrs. samuel II. Hayden have
returned from a very pleasant visit In Bsy.
efly, Mass.
Arthur Groa OF the nrm Of Green 4 Nv.
eretf, lost three i've dollar bills The other
day. lie IL stln looking Tor the honest
fellow who found them.
The water pipe of the Norway Water
| Company which passes nnder the bridge
A. the Falls, lrofs sunday. The pipe AZ
this place IL boxed Instead OF being. ~ AZ
the other tr.fgfs. lowered ard covered. by
luilclous use % steam aud considerable
earnest work the pipe Ia now In good or
der The freeze Is due soley 10 the ex'
ifcme cold weather OF late and the eondl'
ton % The pipe.
Anew barber shop has been opened by
/ Ffrd Taylor and 4. q. Stuart, In j. u.
| Longs building. No 1. Deerlug ~.
George Ames met with quite severe
accident few days ago while chopplng
wood. bis axe passing through the stick
struck the TOP OF bis FOO. cutting 80 ugly
gash.
Marcus Brooks {, Ia town Tor few
days.
The Corporation meeting called Tor the
purpose OF lns,rueilng The assessors to
c0niract Tor lighting the village streets
with electric llghts was one OF manifest
interest 90 the village voters. bngine
House Hall proved TOO small for The ocea'
slon. The meeting adjourned % Norway
Han. where the largest corporation meet
lng ever witnessed expressed thslr desire
% have TIE streets lighted with electric
lights. There were less than twenty op.
position votes thrown. The number or
lights q, % be n a. an annual rental OF
sG0o, per year. To be located ~ The
assessor. of the corporation.
Mrs Charles Hayden and son OF salem
Mass. are visiting relatives and friends
10 this village.
Mrs. wlnihrop Stevens q. visiting her
Melee on YOangs lllil. Greenwood.
Promenade will follow irst.elkss sup
pcr q, Concert Hall, neKi Tuesday eve
Ming. given by the ladies Of the Universal
Isl circle. Good Music.
A. the meeting % the oxford County
Troitlng Horse Breeders Association
held in this village last Saturday, tie fol-
foWlug elders were elected
ur ~. " nroun. norway. President, \. W.
/ Thnnaa uHflft. ist lcn Prs. a. y. horne
NnrsaY. ini. o. 4 Young, NetsAy. -. '. y.
ThaYef, ~. i'sris rec.i u n hsafce, NofNa
ffsas " A. Thomas, 4 y. Andrew, 4. I.
Maxim. 4. ". Horne. o. W. uwsn, Charles
| Tfs.man, . l.. Parker. ~. I. Young, ID. VI
foster, .. Robinson, ~. ~ nisbce. I. - hmefY'
". .. wheeler. ,. W Ihoini 'on' hheeu'i'e
COMMITTEES.
Voted - have the annual iroi on the
ground. between Norway aud Paris The
thlrd wednesday of August. Admission
IS cents.
Ticket. gooi until Feb. islh. can be
purchased on TIE q. +. Railway from All
stations between Portland and Gorhan'
=. H., Tor bali fare.
The O. Ar ani y. ofv. will hold
their fair TIE oih.. iO.h. aud iith. The
utmost Interest u being manifested aud a
big fair will be the result.
The officers OF the Norway Waier Com
pany f0r The coming year are
| rr.s. w. a. whlicomb, Vice Pres, :. -
| Address. Treas. ". ". WhitmArsh. sec,
~ smith. Dircttor.. II. T.. norne, ~. "
Iesfce. 4. o. Anifvvs. g.. y InDp'' T. !"
Hathaway.
G.R. Howe i Ia town. Mr. II. l. er'
gagged la business Ia y. \.
Agent &. =. Whitman has called
school meeting % SEQ when the spring
term will commence.
AMER severe AMI prolonged attack OF
typhoid fever, John Dnmpus i once more
able 90 be about.
on the evening OF the s5ih the ladies OF
the Methodist church gave very brilliAn;
entertainment. supper was served In
elegant style A. 80. aud old Concert
Hal las, rang with laughter ani merrl'
meui. Al went away happier than when
they came. The Ike IL earnestly desired
again.
Amos T. Holt one OF Sorways most
honored and highly esteemed citizens met
with an unllmsly death Thursday Jan.
sTth. While a, work on scifOli loading
hay on sled he lost his balance aud Tell
20 the barn door striking on his head. lie
WAS taken 20 the house bat did not recov'
er consciousness. Mrs. Holt the one sur
ylving member OF the family has the heart
lelt sympathy aud condolences OF the en'
tire towns people.
Katie Hamilton assistant In The high
school Il quite sick.
The Boscobel Club novel 10 their new
and elegant clubroom Wednesday. The new
apartment Il In George Coles new block.
e. II. Smith the very popular artist a.
swan & Cobb's studio has, In the past few
weeks that he has been alone, discharged
his duties with much credit % himself aud
proai 20 the firm.
Another corporation meeting Is called
for Feb. ist. 20 undo what was done the
etih inst.
Much Interest IL manifested At the Meth
odlst church where q series OF meetings
are being held under the direction OF the
presiding elder EFT. Adams.
About twenty couples went 10 Mechanic
Falls Tuesday evening as delegation rom
Rusifeli Lodge I. o. @. T. A nrst class
time Is reported.
Tho annual meeting OF The Trustees OF
Oxfori County Agricultural Society held
Monday r. ". was adjourned 10 Saturday
the 2eih.
NJ. 81. Phlnney formerly a merchant Ia
this village, and now living In Lewiston
was I'm town this week.